simonworden Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 17 hours ago, BigJag said: I'm afraid I'll have to double post. I can't edit the above post due to unfathomable reasons. Hi @simonwarden has the cut in wages been amicably agreed with the employees. Therefore safeguarding company and workers future purposes. Or is it a unilateral decision by the company? What are the legalities of this type of decision? I've been hearing of enforced taking of annual leave by some companies. Other companies have been completely sound and any decisions have been made with the employees input. Strange times. Hi Big Jag, I'm going to get eye rolls for mentioning it again from other posters but sod it! I live and work in Vietnam for Vietnamese company. I'm guessing due to laws of Vietam I just have to take it. I don't think contractually they can do this but at the same time I know they can basically send us packing with very little reason and i'm sure they'd be more than happy to give an employee a 100% reduction in salary if they protest too much. Considering we have been paid fully since 20th Jan which was our last working day bar a few small tasks I'm not too upset. The company also provides our accommodation so we've been very lucky. However in regards to annual leave, my manager has already said that those wishing to receive full salary can basically use their holiday days to top up although i'd rather have the time off when I can actually go somewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Johnson with the "keep calm and carry on" speech this morning. Â However, 6 more weeks of winter I suspect before any change. In New Zealand they went into a full-on lockdown (as opposed to our light version) and have effectively eliminated the virus from the population. Â They're now easing the lockdown to the level we're at currently, and presumably if that goes ok they'll ease it further in 2 or 3 weeks. I don't suppose it's now realistic for us to get to 0 cases, but we'd have to a a significant drop from where we are now before we can follow a similar path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 A bit of Bulldog Spirit and a stuff upper lip. That's how to defeat this virus. Easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted April 27, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 7 hours ago, simonworden said: I live and work in Vietnam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted April 27, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 The Socialist Republic of Vietnam, by the way - zero deaths! I'm sure it's just a coincidence though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted April 27, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 19 minutes ago, PunkStep said: "Goooooooood morning Vietnam! It's 0600 hours. What does the "O" stand for? O my God, it's early!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briefcase Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Loki said: In New Zealand they went into a full-on lockdown (as opposed to our light version) and have effectively eliminated the virus from the population.  They're now easing the lockdown to the level we're at currently, and presumably if that goes ok they'll ease it further in 2 or 3 weeks. New Zealand closed the borders and anyone entering the country went into 2 weeks quarantine. Whereas here in the UK most airports are still open and no one is being tested.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted April 27, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Devon Malcolm said: The Socialist Republic of Vietnam, by the way - zero deaths! I'm sure it's just a coincidence though. My brother works in Vietnam (I think this is the first time I've mentioned it here, but Punkstep will no doubt let me know if it isn't) and because he works with some people who went to a big piss-up organised after gatherings had been banned, he had to go into government quarantine for 14 days. They did let him out after 10 days, but only after he passed two tests. They really aren't fucking about with it. That said, I wouldn't believe the 0 deaths thing either. If the internet plays up, the government official line is that sharks bite the wire cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Dem Wanz Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 New Zealand have the luxury of a more dispersed population and a much bigger landscape. Our governments approach has still had massive flaws in it though, obviously. We'll only know how bad in a few years time I think, or once a vaccine is rolled out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted April 27, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 All the questions submitted by the public and the one the Government decide to take at their briefing is "will I be able to hug my grandchildren as the lockdown is eased?" and they can't even answer that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Not the best idea to ask that lot a question concerning human interaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ElCece Posted April 27, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 37 minutes ago, jazzygeofferz said: All the questions submitted by the public and the one the Government decide to take at their briefing is "will I be able to hug my grandchildren as the lockdown is eased?" and they can't even answer that? "Several weeks without seeing you there is little to no chance they will want hug you. In there eyes you are now a sad pathetic stranger." Was the answer I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted April 27, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 I'm not saying it isn't a valid question, I would just daresay there were questions submitted that would have been a little more about PPE, testing, how other countries are dealing with this better etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingofSports Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 7 hours ago, Briefcase said: New Zealand closed the borders and anyone entering the country went into 2 weeks quarantine. Whereas here in the UK most airports are still open and no one is being tested.  1) NZ - what you do. 2) U.K - what you don't do. Shouldn't have taken any level of hindsight either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted April 27, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, jazzygeofferz said: I'm not saying it isn't a valid question, I would just daresay there were questions submitted that would have been a little more about PPE, testing, how other countries are dealing with this better etc. The journos ask those questions at every single press conference. If you're doing to open up questions to the public, I see sense in answering something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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